veer

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. (feminine) a feather, plume
2. (feminine) a mechanical spring (e.g. metallic helix which resists stress)
3. (feminine) a twisted leaf, notably of a fern

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of veren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of veren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of veren:

Synonyms

veder

pluim

veerpont

drijfveer

veerboot

overzet

springveer

ferry

pont

⛴️

pen

spiraal

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/veːr/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: vedere

Inherited from Old Dutch: fethara

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: Fedder

Cognate with Duits: Feder

Cognate with Fries: fear

Cognate with Engels: feather

Cognate with Deens: fjer

Cognate with Zweeds: fjäder

Inherited from Middelnederlands: vere

Inherited from Old Dutch: feri

Cognate with Duits: Fähre

In summary

A contraction of veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent.
Cognate with Low German Fedder, German Feder, West Frisian fear, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.